Hilton School PTA Joins Live-Wire Group Sponsors Scouts
Hilton community notes how the Live-Wire Group backs the Hilton School PTA in sponsoring a Boy Scout troop and funding school needs. In 1948 volunteers rebuilt the gym, raised funds for the lunchroom, and furnished equipment, with principal A W Tucker and agriculture teacher R W Bankston guiding the project. PTA officers for 1948 included Mrs Bob Doidan as president and Mrs Dwight Harris as treasurer, with secretary Mrs Oseac Keighson.
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Hilton School
PTA
Blakely
Hilton
R. W. Bankston
A. W. Tucker
Gordon Lane
Bob Jordan
Dwight Morris
State Health Department
Jimmy Wiley
Marton
Tucker
Georgia
Ace Mra
Bob Doidan
Dwight Harris
Oseac Keigh+son
Ernest Sessions
Mix. Othett
Three Garden Clubs Plan Camellia Show in Dothan
Three Dothan garden clubs formulate plans for the sixth Camellia Show to be held January 19 at the Dothan Recreation Center from 2 30 to 9 p m. under the American Camellia Society auspices. Exhibitors may compete for prizes, entries due by show time, with officials noting classifications in next Sunday's Eagle. Mrs W H Turner is show chairman with Mrs Robert Owens and Mrs Frank Owens assisting.
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Dothan
Dothan Recreation Center
1American
Camella Society
Hone
W. H. Turner
Robert Owens
Frank Owens
Liquor Ruins Aleutian Natives, Officials Report
Washington dispatch notes Interior Department survey shows Aleutian villagers in the Pribilof group healthier and wealthier, while Aleutians drink to disease and poverty. Reports to Secretary Keuy contrast life on the two island groups and highlight social issues.
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Washington
Aleutian Islands
Bering Sea
Pribijot Islands
Interior Department
J. A. Keuy
Pribliotf
Aleutians report contrasts wealth and hardship among natives
Interior Department officials found Aleut natives on Pribilof and St Paul islands generally healthy and well off due to government aid and seal furs, while criticizing governing officials for liquor enforcement. They noted minimal hardship and a single tuberculosis case on St Paul. Separately PMA payments deterred by uncarried-out art practices. Florida faces teacher brain drain as 70 percent of new teachers leave the state.
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Fish and Wildlife Icvier
Interior Department
Pribuot
Alaska
St. Paul
Fur buyers seek short haired pelts this season
Fur buyers indicate preference for short-haired pelts this season, signaling a shift in demand. Market participants note interest from several buyers and anticipate tighter supplies of long-haired varieties.
Threat Seen to Domestic Handbag Trade From German Imports
William and Sears report the American Ladies Handbag Industry fears German bags threaten the U S market after the peace treaty. National association head A Mattenthal says German, French, and Italian bags are entering in greater numbers while U S leather costs are higher and German labor cheaper. Industry argues U S exporters face price and subsidy disparities.
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William
SEARS
NEW York
Germany
A. Mattenthal
France
Italy
Mittenthal
Max Berkowicz
Washington
United States
U. S
Murienthal
Germatt
German bag sale sparks trade price debate at department store
Said Mittenthal notes a department store sale of German bags priced at 18.50 each, claiming the rival product matched locally in every respect. He argues when factoring freight, insurance, and duty the seller’s price likely not over 750, and questions subsidization, low labor, and importer practices as potential factors behind tariff pressures.
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Mittenthal
Tax policy talk shifts from tariffs to luxury tax
Berkowitz admitted limited talks in Washington about a plan to press Congress for an excise tax on luxuries defined to include handbags. He stressed testimony aims to show a woman views her handbag as essential while officials say U S policy backs German economic rehabilitation and that exporters there can compete without government action for now.
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Berkowitz
Smuch
Washington
Tariff Commission
Congress
U. S
Sailor Builds Own Pipe Organ From War Debris
An ex Navy man in Salt Lake City and Ogden found two discarded pipe organs and spent two years repairing 2000 pipes, thousands of wires, 87 stops and 154 keys to assemble a functional instrument valued at many. He knew little of organ studies but achieved a remarkable conversion of junk into music.
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Saly Lars Oiy
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Fragments Hint at Improvements and Effects
A fragment indicates someone plans to enhance an unspecified project by spending thousands of dollars and adding effects. The brief text shows intent but lacks concrete details or context about who, what, where, or when.
Farm Planning for a Cropping System in 1850
Guidance on shaping a farming plan focusing on soil type such as sandy or clay-slope land, drainage, field location near water, shade, and ease of fencing to manage crops effectively.
REFAIRING TERRACES TO SAVE SOIL THIS WINTER
Much soil will be saved if terraces are plowed out and the weak places mended before heavy winter rains. The note urges timely repairs to prevent runoff and preserve fertility.
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Brooklyn
Gross
F. MG. A
Florida
Tallawasser
N. Foster St
Dial
Capare
Alexander Papagos
America
Eisenhower
Papagos
Athens
PRN
Novolianae
Wesson Oil
Fetealy
Blue Plate
Steel Speigner Concrete Block CO
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